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Paleography

LC control no.sh 85097064
LC classificationZ105 Z115.5
Topical headingPaleography
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Variant(s)Handwriting
See alsoAuxiliary sciences of history
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Writing
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Diplomatics
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Scope noteHere are entered works on variations in the style of writing in the past and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting.
Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under Written communication.
Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under Writing. Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions Alphabet and Writing, e.g. Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing. Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under Writing, followed by the name of the system, e.g. Writing, Arabic.
General and comparative works on the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language, are entered under Alphabet.
Subject example tracingNotes under Alphabet; Writing; Written communication